# United Kingdom LG: Current expenditure: Net social benefits: Total (D62): £m CPNSA ()

United Kingdom LG: Current expenditure: Net social benefits: Total (D62): £m CPNSA () was up 7.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 7.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 2,474.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.5% (Mar 2022) to 7.7% (Dec 2023), averaging −0.03%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.GOVEXP.M.NSA.ITEM-GZSK.SECTOR-LG`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (354 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lg-current-expenditure-net-social-benefits-total-d62-m-cpnsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,474.0 £m | 7.5 |
| August 2026 | 2,473.0 £m | 7.4 |
| July 2026 | 2,473.0 £m | 7.4 |
| June 2026 | 2,439.0 £m | 4.7 |
| May 2026 | 2,439.0 £m | 4.7 |
| April 2026 | 2,439.0 £m | 4.7 |
| March 2026 | 2,337.0 £m | −3.0 |
| February 2026 | 2,337.0 £m | −3.0 |
| January 2026 | 2,337.0 £m | −3.0 |
| December 2025 | 2,334.0 £m | −4.6 |
| November 2025 | 2,333.0 £m | −4.6 |
| October 2025 | 2,333.0 £m | −4.6 |
| September 2025 | 2,302.0 £m | −3.4 |
| August 2025 | 2,302.0 £m | −3.3 |
| July 2025 | 2,302.0 £m | −3.3 |
| June 2025 | 2,329.0 £m | −4.1 |
| May 2025 | 2,329.0 £m | −4.2 |
| April 2025 | 2,329.0 £m | −4.2 |
| March 2025 | 2,409.0 £m | 1.6 |
| February 2025 | 2,410.0 £m | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 2,410.0 £m | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 2,447.0 £m | 4.1 |
| November 2024 | 2,446.0 £m | 4.0 |
| October 2024 | 2,446.0 £m | 4.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.GOVEXP.M.NSA.ITEM-GZSK.SECTOR-LG"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.GOVEXP.M.NSA.ITEM-GZSK.SECTOR-LG",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```